Cybersource: Press Releases

Cybersource provides quality IT professional services and products in the areas of systems administration, support and development. From time to time we generate press releases which are archived here.

Linux: Best-Value Solution for School Laptops Programme Launched

Cybersource launches a programme to help governments deploy a netbook for each Australian school student.

Premier Open Source Services Automation Software v1.5 Released - Gains New Features

Cybersource releases the next version of its popular allocPSA Professional Services Automation solution.

OpenTender - Open Source Tender Management Solution Released

Cybersource announces the OpenTender project, software which delivers a high-quality, web-based system for managing tenders and vendor responses, specifically targeting governments and public-sector organisations world-wide.

Victoria Education Kowtows to Microsoft. Yet Again.

While the rest of the world increasingly looks to Linux and open source software as the optimal choice for computing in schools, the Victorian Department of Education is heading in the wrong direction by adopting Windows Vista. In the process, the Department is killing platform competition, shunning local software suppliers and depriving school children of a wealth of fantastic educational software.

Governments Must Reject Gates' $3 Bid to Addict Next Billion PC Users

On April 19th, Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp., unveiled a plan which seeks to enlist the help of developing nations in a barely-concealed attempt to get the next billion PC users hooked onto Microsoft software. Under the guise of trying to bridge the digital divide, Microsoft will instead aim to extend its desktop monopoly by using the same technique it's used for years through software piracy: platform addiction. An addiction it will milk in future decades. An addiction that governments should reject in favour of free and open source software - the only way to truly bridge the digital divide.

Government Inaction on Competitive Software Tendering Wastes Millions

It's time for all Australian state and federal agencies to bring real, open and competitive tendering back into their software acquisitions. Their lack of willingness to ensure competition in the marketplace costs Australian taxpayers tens of millions of dollars every year - a bad practice that must be halted.

Premier Open Source Services Automation Solution Gets Major Facelift

allocPSA, the premier open source Professional Services Automation solution, has just seen its second major release under the popular GNU General Public License (GPL). Businesses worldwide can now download and deploy a proven, production-grade online services management solution, free of charge.

Cybersource Deploys TrimClient Solution for Victorian Government

Cybersource announced today the successful deployment of 120 Linux-based TrimClient systems and several TrimClient system image servers, for the Victorian Department of Justice.

Open Source To Help Double System Builder Margins

Cybersource has released a free toolkit which offers system builders and whitebox hardware resellers a method for differentiating their PCs and laptops from those of top-tier hardware vendors. By bundling a range of excellent open source applications with their hardware, systembuilders can increase the perceived value of that hardware. They can then increase the prices and therefore margins for that hardware, with no increase in costs.

Cybersource Celebrates 15th Birthday

One of the world's oldest open source companies, Cybersource, reached a milestone this week - 15 years in business. In that time, Cybersource has established an international reputation for technology expertise and vision, as the two founding technologies which it focused its business on, the TCP/IP-based Internet and open source software, become ascendant or dominant globally.

Premier Professional Services Automation Solution goes Open Source

allocPSA, the premier online Professional Services Automation solution, has now been released as open source software under the popular GNU General Public License (GPL). Businesses worldwide can now obtain allocPSA, complete with source code, along with the right to modify that code, free of charge.

Cybersource Launches Server Replicator - Disaster Recovery Solution for SMEs

Server failure and downtime costs business lost productivity, profits and credibility. Unlike large organisations, small-to-medium businesses can't afford Disaster Recovery (DR) systems - until now. Introducing the most cost-effective, feature-complete and yet simple-to-deploy solution for mirroring entire business servers: the Cybersource Server Replicator.

Advanced Training and Cybersource Partner on OpenOffice.org Training

Training specialist Advanced Training has partnered with open source solutions company Cybersource to offer the best path forward for businesses which are looking at migrating users off Microsoft Office onto OpenOffice.org. The cost of making the move to OpenOffice.org is now affordable to all Australian businesses.

Cybersource Applauds Pro-Consumer Decision in Sony Chip-Mod Case

This month's High Court of Australia ruling against Sony was a win for IT industry, consumers, and -- although they won't admit it -- even Sony themselves. With intellectual property now on the agenda of trade treaties all over the world, this ruling sets a new benchmark in the protection of consumers' usage and property rights, and is sure to be studied by legislators and judges all over the world.

Migrating to OpenOffice.org 90% Cheaper than to Microsoft Office 12.

The industry's two major office suites, Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org, will soon be releasing new versions. Recent research into these versions by large government departments indicates that for many sites, it is now 10 times cheaper to migrate to the new OpenOffice.org 2.0 than upgrading to Microsoft Office 12. Cybersource, a leading open source services firm, believes that we have reached a tipping-point of great opportunity for OpenOffice.org and for the IT industry in general.

Microsoft Acts Against Foreign Country's Best Interests, Yet Again.

In a recent move which is both patronising and yet another instance of acting against the best interests of a foreign country, Microsoft is backing a proxy war against Linux and open source software adoption in China.

Cybersource to Microsoft: Get Real on Joint Research Effort

Microsoft recently proposed some joint-research with the open source community, namely, to fund more paid-for analyst reports pitting Linux against Windows. Cybersource has a better suggestion. How about Microsoft put some effort in joint-research to make Linux and Windows work better together.

Cybersource takes Microsoft Monopoly to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Microsoft's monopoly costs consumers, reduces freedom of choice, undermines viable competitors such as desktop Linux and hurts Australia's already shaky balance of trade.

Cybersource Launches Online Banking Coastgaurd

How is it possible to keep both banks and their customers happy and their accounts secure? Introducing the Online Banking Coastguard - the safest platform for online banking.

Saving Education Millions

Cybersource today launches a free information referral service which we believe can help the state Departments of Education and the independent schools save millions in software licence fees.

Linux vs. Windows TCO Comparison: The Final Numbers Are In.

The Cybersource Linux vs. Windows TCO Comparison is back and better than ever. In April 2002, Cybersource undertook the first study contrasting the overall Total Cost of Ownership differences between Linux and open source platforms on the one hand, and Windows and Microsoft platforms on the other. We have now updated this report to accommodate the changes in both platforms.

If Linux Infringes 200 Software Patents, Then Windows Infringes 2,000.

A few days ago in Singapore, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tried to scare off Asian governments from adopting Linux in ever-greater numbers, with veiled threats that Linux was potentially in violation of various software idea patents [1]. In reality however, the platform which is most at risk from drowning in patent litigation is Microsoft's own, and even Microsoft's US$50 billion cash hoard may not be enough to save it.

Cybersource® Small Business Linux Server

Cybersource is pleased to announce the Small Business Linux Server, the best value-for-money server platform for your business, period. It provides all the standard features your staff need for their day-to-day business connectivity and communication requirements, such as file and print sharing, shared Internet connectivity, Internet firewall security, e-mail, and Web publishing.

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